New York City Ballet
The week in dance: Company Wayne McGregor: Autobiography (v95 and v96); New York City Ballet – review
Wayne McGregor’s DNA-themed work is an evolving delight. And back in the UK for the first time since 2008, the New Yorkers exude classy athleticism in works by Balanchine, Pam Tanowitz and more
Sarah Crompton
17, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
New York City Ballet review – iconic company returns to show the shape of modern ballet
NYCB’s first UK visit in 16 years brings a quadruple bill that looks to the past briefly, but mostly presents a very 21st-century vision
Lyndsey Winship
08, Mar, 2024 @8:00 PM
New York City Ballet’s Justin Peck: ‘Trump’s win changed the whole arc of the piece’
Ahead of a London show, the choreographer talks about his new Sufjan Stevens musical, community in dance, and how election results can affect his moves
Lyndsey Winship
23, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
The best theatre, dance and comedy tickets to book in 2024
The new year’s hottest shows include stage versions of Minority Report, Spirited Away and La Strada, performances by Keeley Hawes and Ian McKellen – plus laughs from Julia Masli, Rhod Gilbert and Ania Magliano
Arifa Akbar, Lyndsey Winship and Brian Logan
26, Dec, 2023 @2:00 PM
Choreographer Pam Tanowitz: ‘I’m a neurotic Jew, waiting for something bad to happen’
Despite her work being described as the greatest dance theatre of the century, Tanowitz can still be found ‘backstage, throwing up’ before shows. Will her new production, based on a Hebrew love poem, help her finally embrace success?
Lyndsey Winship
29, Sep, 2023 @10:00 AM
Choreographer Alexei Ratmansky: ‘I don’t want my ballet to be staged in Russia ever again’
When the Ukrainian invasion began, the ballet great left a show at the Bolshoi in protest. Here he reconsiders his past ties with Russia and the silence of the cultural elite in the country of his birth
Lyndsey Winship
25, Aug, 2023 @1:00 PM
‘You’re very fat up here’: was dance god George Balanchine a controlling monster?
He was a trail-blazing genius who electrified US ballet. But he was also a dictatorial grudge-bearer who married four of his dancers. How should we remember the Russian-American choreographer?
Lyndsey Winship
01, May, 2023 @5:00 AM
Turn it Out with Tiler Peck & Friends review – pure dance at its breathtaking best
A virtuoso lineup join the New York City Ballet principal for an eclectic programme celebrating the shared pleasure of music, rhythm and athleticism
Lyndsey Winship
12, Mar, 2023 @11:50 AM
Shake your frozen pizza! The scrappy have-a-go exuberance of dance on TikTok
From tap stars duetting with Gene Kelly to Gordon Ramsay twisting with his daughter, TikTok is where performers – large, small, amateur, pro – drop the facade and dance till their toes are raw
Lyndsey Winship
09, Nov, 2021 @12:00 PM
Ballerina Georgina Pazcoguin: ‘We owe it to younger dancers not to stay silent’
In her new memoir, New York City Ballet’s first Asian-American soloist speaks out about racism and sexual bullying in ballet. Now she wants to overhaul the industry from within
Fiona Sturges
08, Oct, 2021 @1:00 PM
New York City Ballet review – Sofia Coppola’s beautiful, intimate portrait
For the company’s spring gala, the director tracks dancers backstage and on stage as they perform Robbins, Balanchine and a new work by Justin Peck
Lyndsey Winship
06, May, 2021 @10:00 PM
‘I couldn’t even move my eyeballs’: how dancer Tiler Peck stepped back to the barre
The New York City Ballet star talks about her thrilling lockdown collaboration with William Forsythe – and the injury that almost ended her career
Lyndsey Winship
29, Apr, 2021 @7:00 PM
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